Elena Ferrarin
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Grand Victoria Foundation helps raise $250K for ElginDec 21, 2015 12:00 am - An effort to raise money matched by the Grand Victoria Foundation helped infuse more than $250,000 into Elgin nonprofits on Giving Tuesday. Twenty-four nonprofits raised...
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Elgin OKs plan for trucking facilityDec 18, 2015 12:00 am - Despite widespread opposition from nearby residents, the Elgin City Council approved a zoning proposal for a new trucking and warehouse facility in the southeast side of...
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Baby boomers' books featured in ElginDec 17, 2015 10:00 pm - Steven Brezzo has set up plenty of exhibits about wildly popular topics — from “Star Wars” to “The Muppets” and “Dr. Seuss” — but says none elicits the same emotions as ...
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Elgin's 2016 budget includes property tax hikeDec 17, 2015 4:30 am - It's official. Elgin next year will increase its property tax levies for pension and debt payments but will keep its general fund property tax levy flat and not increase...
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Apply now for Elgin Kiwanis grants to help childrenDec 16, 2015 4:25 am - The Elgin Noon Kiwanis Club is accepting applications for its Benevolence grants available to organizations that serve children in the Elgin area. The funds are not for...
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Trucking facility plan concerns Elgin residentsDec 14, 2015 12:00 am - Residents who live near a proposed new trucking and warehouse facility on the southeast side of Elgin oppose the plan, saying it will increase traffic and noise in the n...
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Record crowd, smaller loss for Elgin's 'Nightmare'Dec 14, 2015 12:00 am - Elgin's signature event, "Nightmare on Chicago Street," drew a record number of people this year but still ended up in the red, albeit significantly less than last year....
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'Companionship, compassion and joy' – therapy dogs give it to hospital patientsDec 13, 2015 6:30 am - Hospital stays can be grim experiences, so a visit from a friendly Tibetan terrier was an unexpected treat for cardiology patient Marvin Stern. “The dogs, they bring a k...
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Elgin homeless man dies 'after getting everything he wanted'Dec 11, 2015 12:00 am - In the end, Randy Haslett got what he wanted - if just for a few months. Haslett, who had been homeless in Elgin, died Nov. 11 at age 63 of colon cancer after moving int...
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Elgin police social worker tries to help 'with everything'Dec 10, 2015 4:40 am - A homeless man with a substance abuse problem. An out-of-state woman stranded in Elgin. A senior who lost money in a scam. A traumatized robbery victim. In her 24 years ...